I would have to watch the video again, but I believe the gentleman in the video link I posted above addressed this. If I recall correctly, he used auto ISO in conjunction with the EV +/- function. Just a thought...

It appears that this may be either a love it or hate it feature. I have used auto ISO, but tend not to. I did, however, find a video that gives a good explanation of the use of auto ISO. I say at least try it, then decide if it's something you want to stick with. Here is the link I found. Good luck!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFLxYMLsv8I

I'm not familiar with it - will definitely check it out!

I decided to try out my new intervalometer today. It worked great for the gray feeder, but the hummingbird didn't cooperate. She showed up just as I was touching up focus and exposure, and wasn't willing to wait for me to fiddle with more settings. So, all the hummingbird photos were taken without the intervalometer running.

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Sorry -- forgot camera/lens info...

Nikon D7000
AF-S Nikkor 70-300 4.5-5.6

This particular photo was at 300mm.

Received my new ND 3.6 (12 stop) filter in the mail today, so I'm closer to being ready for the August 21st eclipse! You can't get much plainer than a shot of the naked sun, but I feel better knowing I can now get an acceptable photo without too much rocket science...

1/8000
F/32
ISO 100
Haida ND 3.6 filter
No flash...

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Very nice!

I try to photograph these guys when I'm up for a challenge. Our backyard is always shady, and blue jays are probably the least likely to hold a pose of any of the birds we get.

300mm
f/14
1/320 sec
ISO 3200

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Hello, Gene51!

Thanks for the links and information. I plan to use my 70-300mm zoom for portions of the eclipse, but I'm hoping to find a good foreground landscape to include during the minute or so of totality. That was my reasoning for buying and using a wide lens.

I hadn't thought of renting a full frame camera -- I may look into that...

Thanks again!

E. W.

Hello UH'ers!

I am planning a trip north this August to see/photograph this year's total solar eclipse, and I am interested in your recommendations for either a wide angle prime or wide angle zoom lens for my Nikon D7000. In addition to photographing the eclipse, I plan to use it afterwards for Milky Way and landscape photography as well. I currently have the kit DX lens (Nikon 18-105mm) and an FX zoom telephoto (Nikon 70-300mm), but I need a shorter lens to round out my collection.

I am considering something in the range of 10-24mm with an aperture of 2.8 or better to keep exposure times relatively short enough to minimize star trails. In addition to Nikon, the following are a few manufacturers that have caught my attention, but I would be interested in any recommendations and thoughts you might have along these lines.

Rokinon/Samyang
Sigma
Tokina

(My D7000 is a DX camera, but I am not opposed to buying an FX lens so that I can use it when I eventually upgrade to a full frame camera...)

Thanks!

E. W.

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Thanks! Gotta love that Continuous High Speed setting...

House finch feeding time at the back yard feeders.

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Great shot! What was the illumination source on the lighthouse?

My apologies on my misplaced reply earlier today. I lost track of where I was, and realized what I had done about 1/2 second after clicking =POST=. Unfortunately, I couldn't find a Delete function on the forum. Maybe I missed it... Glad you spotted the reply that paired up with your question. :-)